NCT07274137

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the oral small molecule MDR-001 Tablets over 52 weeks as an adjunct to a lifestyle intervention in participants with overweight or obesity.The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether the oral drug MDR-001 can improve weight management in adult participants with overweight or obesity.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
738

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
14mo left

Started Feb 2026

Geographic Reach
1 country

45 active sites

Status
not yet recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress19%
Feb 2026Jul 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 18, 2025

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 10, 2025

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2026

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2027

Expected
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2027

Last Updated

December 22, 2025

Status Verified

November 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

November 18, 2025

Last Update Submit

December 15, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Percentage change from baseline in body weight (%) at Week 52

    (Week 52 body weight-baseline body weight)/baseline weight

    baseline,Week 52

  • Percentage (%) of participants who achieve≥5% body weight reduction from baseline at Week 52

    (Week 52 body weight-baseline body weight)/baseline body weight, who achieve≥5%

    baseline,Week 52

Secondary Outcomes (17)

  • Change from baseline in body weight (kg) at Week 52

    baseline,Week 52

  • Percentage (%) of participants who achieve ≥ 10% or ≥ 15% body weight reduction from baseline at Week 52

    Baseline,Week52

  • Change from baseline in BMI (kg/m2) at Week 52

    Baseline,Week52

  • Change from baseline in waist circumference (cm) at Week 52

    Baseline, Week52

  • Change from baseline in hip circumference (cm) at Week 52

    Baseline,Week 52

  • +12 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (3)

MDR-001 Dose 1

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: MDR-001

MDR-001 Dose 2

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: MDR-001

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Participants will Receive Small Molecule MDR-001 Tablets Administered Orally

MDR-001 Dose 1MDR-001 Dose 2

Participants will Receive Placebo

placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Have given written informed consent to participate in this study
  • Chinese male or female participants who are aged 18-65 (inclusive) years at the time of signing the ICF
  • Participants who are obesity (BMI ≥ 28.0 kg/m2), or overweight (24.0 kg/m2 ≤ BMI \< 28.0 kg/m2) with at least one of the the following weight-related comorbidities at screening:1) Pre-diabetes. 2) Hypertension.3) Dyslipidemia.4) Fatty liver.5) Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.6) Complaint of weight-bearing joint pain.
  • Participants had a stable weight maintenance during the 3 months of dietary and physical activity prior to screening (participant-reported data acceptable) and no more than 5% weight fluctuation

You may not qualify if:

  • Obesity induced by secondary diseases or drug
  • Have diabetes mellitus
  • Have any lifetime history of a suicidal attempt or suicidal behavior
  • Have a history of depressive disorder
  • History of gout within 6 months prior to screening
  • History of major cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months prior to screening, defined as:1)Acute myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), heart valve repair/replacement, unstable angina, hemorrhagic stroke (stroke), ischemic stroke (including transient ischemic attack \[TIA\]).2)Congestive heart failure of New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV.3)Severe arrhythmias
  • History of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening or newly diagnosed malignancy at screening
  • Have a family or personal history (parents, children, and siblings of medullary thyroid cancer or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome Type 2 .
  • Abnormal thyroid function tests at screening not adequately controlled by stable medication doses , or thyroid ultrasound at screening showing thyroid nodules classified as Chinese-thyroid imaging-reporting and data system category 4 or higher.
  • History of significant gastrointestinal disease or gastrointestinal surgery or clinically significant gastric emptying abnormality within 6 months prior to screening.
  • History of intestinal disorders deemed clinically significant by the investigator, or acute hemorrhoidal episode within 3 months prior to screening.
  • History of acute or chronic pancreatitis, or abnormally elevated serum amylase or lipase levels at screening.
  • revious acute or chronic hepatitis, or symptoms and signs of any other liver disease other than non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or abnormalities in related laboratory tests at screening
  • Presence of acute or chronic cholecystitis at screening, or symptomatic or treatment-requiring cholelithiasis/gallbladder polyps at screening, or newly diagnosed cholelithiasis within 6 months before screening
  • Hypersensitivity or suspected hypersensitivity to glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) drugs or excipients.
  • +17 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (45)

Peking University People's Hospital

Beijing, China

Location

The Second Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, China

Location

The First People's Hospital of Changde City

Changde, China

Location

People's Hospital of Hunan Province

Changsha, China

Location

The Fourth Hospital of Changsha

Changsha, China

Location

The Third People's Hospital of Datong

Datong, China

Location

Dongyang People's Hospital

Dongyang, China

Location

Ganzhou People's Hospital

Ganzhou, China

Location

The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, China

Location

The SecondPeople's Hospital of Hefei

Hefei, China

Location

Huizhou Central People's Hospital

Huizhou, China

Location

Huizhou Third People's Hospital

Huizhou, China

Location

Huzhou Central Hospital

Huzhou, China

Location

Central Hospital Affiliated To Shangdong First Medical University

Jinan, China

Location

Central Hospital of Jin zhou

Jinzhou, China

Location

Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University

Jinzhou, China

Location

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University

Jinzhou, China

Location

JiuJiang No.1 people's Hospital

Jiujiang, China

Location

Lianyungang Hospital of TCM

Lianyungang, China

Location

Liaocheng People's Hospital

Liaocheng, China

Location

Loudi Central Hospital

Loudi, China

Location

The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University

Ningbo, China

Location

Pingxiang People's Hospital

Pingxiang, China

Location

Sanya Central Hospital (Hainan Third People's Hospital)

Sanya, China

Location

Shenyang Fifth People Hospital

Shenyang, China

Location

Shenyang Sixth People's Hospital

Shenyang, China

Location

The People's Hospital of liaoning Province

Shenyang, China

Location

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Shijia Zhuang, China

Location

Siping Central People's Hospital

Siping, China

Location

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Suzhou, China

Location

First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

Taiyuan, China

Location

Shanxi Bethune Hospital

Taiyuan, China

Location

Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang province

Taizhou, China

Location

Wuhan Third Hospital•Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University

Wuhan, China

Location

Xuancheng People's Hospital

Xuancheng, China

Location

Yichang Central People's Hospital

Yibin, China

Location

Yichang Central People's Hospital

Yichang, China

Location

Yueyang Central Hospital

Yueyang, China

Location

Yueyang People's Hospital

Yueyang, China

Location

The Second Affiliated Hospital of ZhengzhouUniversity

Zhengzhou, China

Location

The Third People's Hospital of Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou, China

Location

Xiangya Hospital Zhuzhou Central South University

Zhuzhou, China

Location

PKUCare Luzhong Hospital

Zibo, China

Location

Zibo Central Hospital

Zibo, China

Location

Zibo Municipal Hospital

Zibo, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

OverweightObesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2025

First Posted

December 10, 2025

Study Start

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2027

Last Updated

December 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

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